Instructor Crossovers

Crossover and Become an Instructor with the industry leaders!

PFI has two ways to crossover and become a PFI Instructor. Which one is for you?

Crossover option 1: Already a Freediving Instructor with another agency

Take an Intermediate Equivalency Test (1-Day with Classroom, pool and open water testing to the PFI Intermediate Level) *If you already have a PFI Intermediate certification you wont need this step)

Safety Freediver Course (2-Days)

Freediver Supervisor Course (2-Days)

Freediver Instructor Exam(2-Days)

What is included:

This package includes 7-days of instruction and all course manuals and shirts (as stated on the PFI website). You will need to provide all of your own gear (see website for details), as well as any necessary travel and accommodations. Insurance and Professional Membership are needed in order to be an active Instructor.

For full details on each of the courses in a Crossover, please visit the links above.

IS THIS COURSE FOR YOU?

Crossover option 2: You are a SCUBA Instructor

Intermediate Freediver Course (4-days)

Safety Freediver Course (2-Days)

Freediver Supervisor Course (2-Days)

Freediver Instructor Exam(2-Days)

What is included:

This package includes 10-days of instruction and all course manuals and shirts (as stated on the PFI website). You will need to provide all of your own gear (see website for details), as well as any necessary travel and accommodations. Insurance and Professional Membership are needed in order to be an active Instructor.

For full details on each of the courses in a Crossover, please visit the links above.

For this course, please have current DAN (Divers Alert Network) Dive Accident Insurance. If you don't already have it, you can sign up for it on their website at: www.diversalertnetwork.org.

PREREQUISITEs for both options

Minimum age of 21 years

Current Freediver or SCUBA Instructor (proof of certification will be requested)

Be in good medical and physical condition and with above average swimming skills. You will need to have the PFI Medical Form signed by a doctor within 1-year of your completion date.

Qualification of Graduates

Upon successful completion of PFI Freediver Instructor, graduates may participate as a lead Instructor in PFI or self-organized PFI freediving courses. Instructors can teach the following PFI programs: Safe Buddy, Snorkeler, Freediver, and related coaching and open line sessions. You can also earn specialty Instructor ratings such as Ocean Hunter.

Present a confined water and an open water teaching presentation and receive passing scores

Perform untimed swim

Perform timed mask-fins-snorkel swim

Rescue with egress

Tread for a specific time

Perform to PFI standard through all freediving and swimming capacity tests and performances

What to Bring

For this course, each diver is responsible for bringing his or her own equipment:

Low volume mask

Snorkel

Full wetsuit (3mm for warm water locations; 5-7mm for cold water locations)

Rubber weight belt and small number weights

Freediving bi-fins

Freediving computer plus an additional waterproof timing device

PFI Issued Course Manuals

Underwater slate and pencil

COST

The Instructor course starts at $1535 (with option 1) or $2085 (with option 2). All manuals are included in the course fee. Boat fees may be extra (location dependent).

Performance Freediving International annual Professional Membership and Witherspoon & Associates, First Dive or DAN Professional liability insurance are an extra charge for those interested in teaching freediving professionally after receiving Assistant Instructor certification.

LOCATIONS

See our upcoming courses page for more information on when and where courses are happening. You can also contact a PFI Instructor directly if you don’t see a course that fits your schedule. Not all programs are posted on this website.

REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT DETAILS

To secure your spot in a course, we need to receive your registration and either a 50% deposit or full payment. Any outstanding course balance is due by the start of the course. See our course schedule to register.

(Note: Instructors may or may not use our course registration and database but all use the PFI educational system.)